Shelby County tornado history

51 tornadoes touched Shelby County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jan 24, 1964). Tornadoes here killed 17 and injured 286 people.

51tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

17killed · 286 injured

139.1 milongest path · 1973

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F014

(E)F127

(E)F26

(E)F32

(E)F42

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jan 24, 1964	F4	3.3 mi	100 yd	6	10
May 27, 1973	F4	139.1 mi	800 yd	199	7
Mar 25, 2021	EF3	50.1 mi	1,140 yd	5	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF3	29.2 mi	1,200 yd	2	0
May 3, 1984	F2	12 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F2	12 mi	300 yd	53	0
Feb 6, 2020	EF2	9.9 mi	700 yd	0	0
Dec 27, 1968	F2	5.6 mi	10 yd	2	0
Mar 16, 1973	F2	4.3 mi	10 yd	5	0
Apr 29, 1963	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Dec 3, 1983	F1	15 mi	60 yd	0	0
Feb 17, 2022	EF1	12.6 mi	400 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 15, 2025	EF1	7.5 mi	250 yd	0
Mar 15, 2025	EF1	2.5 mi	150 yd	0
Dec 29, 2024	EF1	1.5 mi	175 yd	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF3	29.2 mi	1,200 yd	2
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	4.5 mi	135 yd	0
Mar 22, 2022	EF0	2.8 mi	100 yd	0
Feb 17, 2022	EF1	12.6 mi	400 yd	0
Dec 29, 2021	EF1	10.9 mi	400 yd	0
Mar 25, 2021	EF3	50.1 mi	1,140 yd	5
Feb 6, 2020	EF2	9.9 mi	700 yd	0
Dec 16, 2019	EF0	2.3 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 14, 2019	EF0	6.5 mi	600 yd	0

Deadliest: Jan 24, 1964, F4, 10 killed.

Nearby counties

Jefferson County, AL110 Chilton County, AL44 Talladega County, AL34 Bibb County, AL38 Coosa County, AL29 St. Clair County, AL44 Clay County, AL24 Blount County, AL56

Questions

How many tornadoes has Shelby County, Alabama had?

51 tornadoes touched Shelby County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Shelby County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jan 24, 1964, with a 3.3-mile path and 10 deaths.

When is tornado season in Shelby County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (15 of 51). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).